Durango Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Durango Health and Rehabilitation is a 133-bed for-profit nursing home in Durango, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 39% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 31.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Durango Health and Rehabilitation
2911 Junction StDurango, CO 81301
La Plata County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Durango Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.36 hours per resident per day, 39% below the Colorado average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 117 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.36 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.90 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.51 | 3.30 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
31.0% of nursing staff at Durango Health and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 27, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Durango Health and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Durango Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Chimney Rock Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 17, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Durango Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Durango | 3.4 | 40 | 2.12 | 3.67 | 42.1% | 5 | None |
| The Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Mancos | 22.8 | 110 | 1.77 | 2.81 | 51.0% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Aztec Healthcare Aztec · abuse citation | 33.0 | 112 | 1.83 | 2.75 | 72.1% | 2 | $105,228 |
| Cedar Ridge Inn Farmington | 40.0 | 101 | 2.36 | 3.14 | 40.9% | 5 | $35,406 |
| Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Bloomfield | 40.4 | 95 | 2.06 | 2.98 | 54.8% | 3 | $73,226 |
| Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Cortez | 42.3 | 101 | 2.18 | 2.82 | 39.6% | 2 | $36,023 |
| San Juan Care Center Farmington | 43.9 | 93 | 2.20 | 3.16 | 52.9% | 5 | None |
| Farmington Wellness & Rehabilitation Farmington | 43.9 | 50 | 2.36 | 4.34 | 66.7% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.